The theistic posters in this forum don't realize that whether Jesus lived or not.The religious basis of Christianity would have arisen anyway.

Christianity, technically, is a blend of Judaic traditions, Greek and Asian philosophies.The region at the Eastern end of the Mediterranean was a melting pot of all these cultures, since traders, travelers , armies and pilgrims continually passed through this region.

So, such a blend of cultures and beliefs was definitely going to happen, Jesus or no Jesus.

That's the reality! Jesus may have existed, or he may be simply a character produced to highlight the points valued by the creators of the Christian philosophy.

Though it didn't matter either way, because those philosophies were going to eventuate, regardless of who did the mixing.It's just normal social, (as evident in anthropological examinations of the region) EVOLUTION.